A Robot Helper Is Coming to Pizza Hut in Singapore

A Pizza Hut location in Southeast Asia is about to get a futuristic upgrade. As reported by Mashable , the pizza chain is teaming up with MasterCard to introduce a customer service robot to one of their Singapore locations by the end of the year. If you've been keeping up with humanoid robot news, Pizza Hut 's newest employee might be a familiar face. Pepper (as it's called) was unveiled by SoftBank Robotics in 2014 , and today the company has the robot stationed in more than 140 of the telecommunication's stores across Japan. According to SoftBank's website , the machine is "capable of recognizing the principal human emotions and adapting his behavior." Now the robot will get the chance to test out its customer service skills for an international restaurant chain. The Pizza Hut Pepper will be responsible for interacting with patrons and assisting them with orders. It will...